Residents and community leaders rallied over the weekend in support of reopening a Lower Ninth Ward school.

Lower Ninth Ward community rallies in support of opening Louis Armstrong Elementary

Residents and community leaders rallied over the weekend in support of reopening a Lower Ninth Ward school.

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Updated: 8:38 AM CST Feb 1, 2016

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WEBVTT A COMMUNITY RALLIES TO RE-OPEN ANEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL IN THE LOWER9TH WARD.LOUIS ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARYSCHOOL HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCEHURRICANE KATRINA.MANY PARENTS IN THAT AREA HAVEBEEN SENDING THEIR KIDS ACROSSTOWN FOR SCHOOL.>> STOP US IN OUR KIDS BEFORE ITIS TOO LATE.GINA: ORGANIZERS SAY STUDENTSSPEND HOURS ON THE BUS GETTINGTO AND FROM SCHOOL EACH DAYWHILE THE SCHOOL IN THEIRNEIGHBORHOOD SITS VACANT.IN SOME CASES STUDENTS AREWAITING AT BUS STOPS IN THEDARK.THE PROTESTORS SAY THE OTHERELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE LOWER9TH WARD HAS A WAITING LOST OFMORE THAN 500 STUDENTS.NEIGHBORS AND ELECTED OFFICIALSARE CALLING ON SCHOOL LEADERS TOINVEST RECOVERY MONEY INTORE-OPENING ARMSTRONG.>> WE WANT THE SCHOOL REOPENS.WE WANT THE MONEY FOUND.THAT WAS STOLEN FROM US.WE WANT IT SOUNDED WE WANT ITPUT BACK INTO THE SITE.OUR KIDS NEED NEIGHBORHOODSCHOOLS.THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO WALK TOSCHOOL AND THEIR COMMUNITY, THEYNEED TO BE ABLE TO FEEL SAFE ANDTHEIR OWN COMMUNITY.GINA: INSTEAD OF BUSINGORGANIZERS GATHERED SAY THEYWOULD LIKE TO SEE STUDENTS GO TOSCHOOL IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODWITH A FOCUS ON THE MUSIC ANDCULTURE OF THE LOWER 9TH WARD

Lower Ninth Ward community rallies in support of opening Louis Armstrong Elementary

Residents and community leaders rallied over the weekend in support of reopening a Lower Ninth Ward school.